DevOps Engineer - Clouder
Role summary
Persistent is seeking a contract DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience, specializing in the Cloudera platform. The role, based in Scottsdale, AZ, focuses on deploying, configuring, administering, and optimizing enterprise data platforms (CDP/CDH). Key responsibilities include managing core Cloudera services like HDFS, Hive, HBase, and Ranger, alongside proficiency in Linux, Bash scripting, Python automation, and CI/CD practices. The engineer will ensure platform availability, performance, security, and cost efficiency, with a strong emphasis on automation and Infrastructure as Code. Experience with monitoring, networking, and security protocols is essential for this hybrid role.
Job Description
About Persistent
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what?s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor?s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 23 sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue, up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence? Award for AI and Data Excellence and were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data, Analytics and AI Services PE?*?* Assessment 2025.
About Position:
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Cloudera platform deployment, configuration, and administration. The ideal candidate will manage, automate, and optimize enterprise data platforms built on Cloudera (CDP/CDH), ensuring availability, performance, security, and cost efficiency. The role requires advanced knowledge of HDFS, Hive, HBase, Solr (Cloudera Search), Ozone, Cloudera Data Services, and Ranger, along with solid DevOps and automation practices.
- Role: DevOps Engineer
- Location: Scottsdale AZ
- Experience: 8+ Years
- Job Type: Contract
What You'll Do:
- 3 to 8 years (adjustable) of hands?on experience administering Cloudera (CDH/CDP) in production.
- Strong administration skills with HDFS, Hive, HBase, Solr (Cloudera Search), Ozone, Cloudera Data Services, and Ranger.
- Proficiency in Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) systems administration and shell scripting (Bash).
- Practical experience with Kerberos, TLS, LDAP/AD, and Ranger policy management.
- Automation with Ansible and scripting in Python for operational tasks.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Cloudera Manager, Grafana/Prometheus/Elastic or equivalents).
- Solid understanding of networking (DNS, load balancing, firewalls), storage, and JVM/GC fundamentals.
- Git?based CI/CD familiarity and change management practices in regulated environments.
Expertise You'll Bring:
- Platform Deployment & Configuration
- Install, configure, and upgrade Cloudera clusters using Cloudera Manager across on?prem and/or cloud environments.
- Provision and configure services: HDFS, Hive, HBase, Solr (Cloudera Search), Ozone, Data Services (e.g., Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, Machine Learning), and Ranger.
- Set up and manage Kerberos, TLS/SSL, AD/LDAP integration, and Ranger policies for fine?grained access control.
- Operations & Reliability
- Own day?to?day cluster administration: capacity planning, quota management, service restarts, rolling upgrades/patching, and backup/restore.
- Monitor and tune cluster and service performance (NameNode/ResourceManager health, GC tuning, YARN queues, Hive LLAP/Tez, HBase region servers, Solr cores/collections).
- Implement SLA/SLO monitoring, alerting, and dashboards; drive root?cause analysis and incident response.
- Security & Governance
- Maintain a secure environment via Ranger policies, Kerberos principals/keytabs, TLS certificates, and compliance checks.
- Support data governance and auditing requirements, integrate with enterprise secrets and key management as needed.
- Automation & DevOps
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration automation (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
- Develop operational runbooks and automation in Python/Bash for provisioning, patching, and routine admin tasks.
- Integrate platform workflows with CI/CD (Git, pipelines) for repeatable, version?controlled changes.
- Data Services & Ecosystem Support
- Administer and optimize Hive metastore, ACID tables, compactions, and query engines (Tez/Spark).
- Manage HBase schemas, region splitting/balancing, and performance tuning.
- Operate Solr (Cloudera Search) for indexing, schema management, and query performance.
- Support Ozone object store operations, storage policies, and migration use cases.
- Collaborate with data engineering teams on job orchestration, resource management, and troubleshooting.
- Reliability Engineering
- Implement high availability (HA) for critical components; design DR strategies and execute failover tests.
- Capacity and cost optimization across compute/storage; recommend right?sizing and lifecycle policies.
- Documentation & Collaboration
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, topology, SOPs/runbooks, and security documentation.
- Partner with platform, security, and data engineering teams; provide L2/L3 support and knowledge transfer.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment
Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers
*"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."*
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Open Positions
Cloudera,Hive,Hbase
Skills Required
Dallas / Scottsdale
Location
Cloudera,Hive,Hbase,Other,Cent OS,DevOps,CDP
Desirable Skills
8 to 10 years
Years Of Exp
171991
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